2017 Power Wagon

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Pit Slave » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:58 pm

Where's the front skid plate?

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Pit Slave » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:11 pm

IDK, I might end up buying this one, to add to the one I have of course!

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by MoparToYou » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:37 pm

So they really didn't do anything to improve the '16, they just put on an ugly grill and an ugly tailgate. Glad I got the '16, because that grill is seriously ugly. I think they could have made that RAM emblem on the tailgate bigger though, LOL. :doh:
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Pit Slave » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:51 pm

Really, they should put POWER WAGON in place of RAM on the tailgate.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by ACRucrazy » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:27 pm

The black bumpers and wheels do way more for this truck than the big RAM, optional side sticker or new black grill take away from it.

I actually like the new grill better than the Rebel grill, I think it has to do with the proportions of the 2500 front end and the all black bumper on the PW.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by MOPARManiac » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:37 pm

Very cool, I just don't like the HUGE Ram on the tailgate.
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Stickman » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:39 pm

04Ram2500Hemi wrote:I like the interior of the 2017, but I'm not a big fan of the grill and tailgate. At least you can buy a grill from a 2016 for $200 and fix that, but tailgates are expensive.
Where are you finding these grilles for $200? Everywhere I find them they are $700+
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Post by olyelr » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:40 pm

Yep, we all have an asshole... I mean opinion.
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Reloaderguy » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:06 am

I like it, looks better than the Rebel. Blacked out bumpers and grill really go well with the black projector lights.

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Post by TwinStick » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:19 am

I liked the video's too, but in all honesty, our Toyota Corolla could have went all the places they showed the PW going-----with the exception of 2 (the platform stepdown/up & the rock at the very end of the video). Just sayin'. They need to show what it can REALLY do.

Kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMzlXDf07kQ ...........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClCqnEeiGA


Even though 4Lo, 1st gear, lockers locked, does the same thing in my truck. Shit like that is where my 78:1 crawl ratio comes in handy. They really need to make the stick shift again----or an auto with the same gear ratios as the G-56.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by old sole mopar » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:38 am

It's kinda like yogurt. It's perfectly good cream but you let it sit around for days complaining it's stinks. Then you plug your nose and add some fruit. Stir it up and before you know it. Everyone loves it and just can't get enough!

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Post by nts007 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:19 am

TwinStick wrote:I liked the video's too, but in all honesty, our Toyota Corolla could have went all the places they showed the PW going-----with the exception of 2 (the platform stepdown/up & the rock at the very end of the video). Just sayin'. They need to show what it can REALLY do.

Kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMzlXDf07kQ ...........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClCqnEeiGA


Even though 4Lo, 1st gear, lockers locked, does the same thing in my truck. Shit like that is where my 78:1 crawl ratio comes in handy. They really need to make the stick shift again----or an auto with the same gear ratios as the G-56.
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by MSCH2112 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 1:33 am

Oh it'll grow on you all. When the splash hit we thought it was hideous, now we like it or at least tolerate it. And it keeps the threads active! Me....I might get it, and dump my new AEV diesel I've been drooling over. But I just want 35" not 37s and I'm not sure if a 35 will fit as spare. Plus I have to run chains.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Z's2016PW » Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:36 am

To bad it is just cosmetic changes. It looks like a Rebel on steroids. That is my opinion. Now if it had some hardware updates that would be awesome. Like the 8 speed automatic or a transfer case with 3.5 or 4 to 1 gears. Then I might consider giving up my Laramie for one. Listening to the video it does sound like the Laramie is gone from the PW line-up. Which is too bad since I prefer the stealthy look better.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by lastmanalliance » Fri Feb 12, 2016 7:29 am

Not that my opinion matters lol.... But I absolutely love the way RAM is heading with their designs. The new grill and wheels and the graphics package all just says I don't give a damn what you think about me or this truck!! It honestly looks like it eats F-150's and shits Silverados. It's about time the power wagon got some different styling than the other HD trucks

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by stubiePW » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:05 am

I like the "Power Wagon" on the tailgate, not so much the Ram. The bed graphic I'm not sure. I like the black bumpers and wheels, but I am not a fan of chrome. The rest, To me does not matter. I don't see getting rid of mine for a while.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by waldo » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:06 am

Z's2016PW wrote:To bad it is just cosmetic changes. It looks like a Rebel on steroids. That is my opinion. Now if it had some hardware updates that would be awesome. Like the 8 speed automatic or a transfer case with 3.5 or 4 to 1 gears. Then I might consider giving up my Laramie for one. Listening to the video it does sound like the Laramie is gone from the PW line-up. Which is too bad since I prefer the stealthy look better.

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by cruz » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:48 am

My '05 came with 3 POWER WAGON , 2 hemi and 2 rams head emblems . Didn't even say DODGE anywhere.
This is how it has looked since it was two months old. You can guess where my opinion lies.
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Post by RustyPW » Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:32 pm

The 2017 PW has been getting some good press. :D
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by ACRucrazy » Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:34 pm

RustyPW wrote:The 2017 PW has been getting some good press. :D
You mean the "Surfer Edition" PW didn't go over as well?
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by adeluca73 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:19 pm

cruz wrote:My '05 came with 3 POWER WAGON , 2 hemi and 2 rams head emblems . Didn't even say DODGE anywhere.
This is how it has looked since it was two months old. You can guess where my opinion lies.
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by adeluca73 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:02 pm

cruz wrote:My '05 came with 3 POWER WAGON , 2 hemi and 2 rams head emblems . Didn't even say DODGE anywhere.
This is how it has looked since it was two months old. You can guess where my opinion lies.
Cruz your truck is silky smooth & clean, love it, classy
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  • Yokohama Geolander A/T4 35/12.5R/17LT
  • Baja Squadron PRO Fog Light Kit
  • CJC Front Skid
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  • Purple Cranium Spider Rear Diff Cover
  • Detloff Rear Sway Bar Spacer kit
  • LED Bed Lighting Kit
  • RAM OEM Fr/Rear rubber Splash Guards
  • Bulletpoint RAM powered magsafe phone mount
  • Refurbished my old Diamondback HD
    - New linex
    - 42” tool bar & muti-clamps
    - DB’s Strip LEDs auto on/off kit
    - New style locking kit
    - New lock bar hardware kit
    - New style tie down cleats
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by adeluca73 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:02 pm

It's a cosmetic makeover , some love it, some don't
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  • CJC Front Skid
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  • Detloff Rear Sway Bar Spacer kit
  • LED Bed Lighting Kit
  • RAM OEM Fr/Rear rubber Splash Guards
  • Bulletpoint RAM powered magsafe phone mount
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    - New linex
    - 42” tool bar & muti-clamps
    - DB’s Strip LEDs auto on/off kit
    - New style locking kit
    - New lock bar hardware kit
    - New style tie down cleats
  • Garmin BT Power Switch Powering:
    - Abel Electric Nanny KS
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    - KC Hi-lights LED puck lights in the engine bay
    - Patton Fab Rear Light Mounts
    - BD Squadron XL8100 Ditch Lights
    - SDHQ Ditch Light Mounts
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  • F-55 Flatlink
  • Diamondback HD
  • RAM OEM Sil Plates x4
  • Swing Cases x2
  • F-55 2.5” Rear Hitch Recovery Point
  • Rear Seat mounted 3x long gun case & storage pouches
  • Muddy waterproof rear seat blanket cover

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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by Luke Duke » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:21 am

For those that like the stickers....

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Dodgel-Ram-Pow...676?nav=SEARCH

I'm sure these guys would be happy to make this kit for a modern PW.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/1979-1980-Dodg...150?nav=SEARCH

On a personal level I like stickers and strong PW branding. That said, Ram all over it instead of PW dilutes that. Add to that Ram AND power Wagon written out on a tailgate and you have something entirely too busy.

Oh, and FWIW I got told I had a "damn sexy truck" tonight at Advance Auto Parts.
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Re: 2017 Power Wagon

Post by MoparToYou » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:43 am

Luke Duke wrote: Oh, and FWIW I got told I had a "damn sexy truck" tonight at Advance Auto Parts.
Yesterday I had an elderly fellow come up to me at a gas station and say "I can't believe you bought a new truck, and bought it with a gas engine". Ok, whatever, is what I'm thinking. But then I tried to explain it to him. We were standing in front of my truck, so I said, "you see that winch right there", as I pointed to the winch. He looked at the winch, and I explained that this was a Power Wagon, which was an off road truck that came from the factory with a winch and locking differentials, and that the winch took up the space that would be needed for the intercooler, so you couldn't get a diesel engine with the Power Wagon. He then asked "it comes with locking hubs?", and walked around the side of the truck to look. I said, "no, it comes with locking differentials". He then just blew that off, and said, "they all come with locking differentials, thats what makes them a 4-wheel drive". After that I just gave up, and talked to him about how great his diesel truck was.
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